The Threat to Bees and Our Food Supply

[@Seeker]

Thanks for tuning in to Seeker’s #BeeWeek! If you want to learn more about Dr. Sammy Ramsey's research, make sure to check out his Live Q&A on Seeker's Instagram on Thursday, October 28.

[@AtzaMan]

Are you saying someone could just sneak a tropi mite into the US on purpose, and collapse the agricultural economy? Did you just give terrorists ideas?

[@thesilentone4024]

Fun fact the honey bees we farm are very ineffective. 1 they not only have a 1 food sorce at a time and get move from place to place. 2 doing that helps move more and more mites around. 3 the blue orchard bee is 45% better at pollinating apples. 4 bumble bees are up to 67% better at pollinating tomatoes peppers and mangoes. 5 theres been multiple studys were a farms use no bees and no pesticides and let wild native one do it and they have up to on average 75% more food on trees and vegetables. 6 are farmed bees outnumber wild ones 10 to 1 we have to many farmed none native bees.

[@timetodestination9538]

Side note: Honey bee do not have the best efficiency to pollenate plants. Some bees are more effective on some other plants. DW Planet had a excellent video called "Bee extinction" I highly recommend everyone want to learn more about bees.

[@a.randomjack6661]

They also have 'Manufacturing ignorance' that explains the confusion the manufacturer of Neonicotinoid is spreading to confuse everyone. It's a must see documentary.

[@CARoseGuy]

When you say that "Wild bees are helpful pollinators but domesticated honeybees are crucial," you are seriously downplaying the importance of native bees. They are also crucial.

[@derAtze]

I hate the fact that everyone is like "ooOoO the honeybees, they are dying and we have to do something!" No. Its not about the domesticated honey bees. Its about the solitary wild bees, where a single one can pollinate as efficient as half a colony. With this video you are pushing the opinion that our honey in the supermarket is in jeopardy, but it isn't and never will. Its the wild bees that are.

[@spacedoohicky]

I think there is an intention to help the entire ecosystem as they did bring up all the other species, and crops that have nothing to do with honey. It's just not emphasized. My take away was that helping the honey bees would help all bees because we can't really isolate mite control. It would have to be a nationwide effort. Also, I'm not sure we can say honey would never be in jeopardy by losing honey bees. Ecosystems in general are really fragile. Including ecosystems we preside over.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

Nah,you are just paranoid!

[@claudiareyes1759]

Why is about the solitary bees and not our honey bees ??

[@derAtze]

@@claudiareyes1759 There are many things going on with them. We remove dead wood from forests, they often nest there. We cultivate in monocultures, but they need diversity since they normally specialise on certain plants over the course of the year and if in some seasons they don't find theirs, they don't survive. That creates a spiral, since the other plants need the solitary bees to be pollinated, so they also don't survive. It decreases biodiversity and stability very very rapidly if you loose them

[@claudiareyes1759]

@@derAtze I understand everything you are saying , I just don’t understand why you say is about the solitary bees and not the honey bees??

[@danielpicassomunoz2752]

Native solitary bees should be always mentioned when talking about honey bees

[@derAtze]

Thank you. Was searching for this

[@electronresonator8882]

Japanese hornets: "whoa look who's coming....my neighbor, didn't expect to see you here " SEA Tropi mites : "yeah we heard that there are lots of dumb bees here, we hope that we can get the share"

[@yungifez]

Love how they use flight of the bumblebee as the background music

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

I am an American living in Southeast Asia and I honestly have never heard this talked about. I am also in the process of drawing up plans for my new home that will set on 1/4 acre attached to 2 acres that I plan to grow my vegetable garden on. So this is something I need to look into. Thank you very much for letting me know about this.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

The way agriculture is so international these days, I have a feeling this mite is on its way to the Americas soon!

[@aaronburrell3729]

I’m sure Biden will bring it over on a first class flight.

[@Hawkenwhacker]

We grow so much food that we throw most of it away anyways. Maybe it'll force America to be smarter about how it approaches things.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

@@Hawkenwhacker I sincerely hope so!

[@5777Whatup]

I’m 29.I manage and spray….My dad owns it… We do our absolute best to provide you with a great product. They haven’t taken over completely and a lot of this was horse 💩

[@maestrulgamer9695]

@@aaronburrell3729 Or some honey corporation will appear and do it instead.

[@TheFuzzyButterGuy]

And what about native bees, they are arguably way more important than our domestic bees.

[@nenmaster5218]

I have the hobby to recommend science-youtubers. Mind if i do?

[@schmaul2644]

What about the book scorpion? I am not a professional but read about the benefits of having them inside your colonies, since they hunt and eat those mites.

[@mitchellarcher5083]

Hard to say. It's around the brood so the bees may not take to kindly to a larger species. But I know next to nothing on either animal.

[@billyjones6626]

This is not correct.

[@schmaul2644]

@mitchell archer@@billyjones6626 I did some re-reading on that topic: Book scorpions hunt the varroa destructor. So yes, a different kind of mite, which is nonetheless said to be the biggest enemy in the animal world to the honey bee in european countries. (at the moment) The german biologists Torben Schiffer (just recently) and Dr. Max Beier (in the 50s) wrote about this symbiotic relationship. Beier assumed the book scorpions were driven out of bee hives because of the increasing use of formic acid. Schiffer did test this in a few colonies and found out that bees would accept them amongst themselves because of their benefit. He even developed a separate housing attachment for the book scorpions, which is compatible with many industrial bee hives (in Germany at least). And maybe, the book scorpion eats tropi mites too... Someone would've to test that though. :D

[@calderarecords]

In the immortal words of Bill Paxton.. *"OH Maayaann.. that's just furk'n GREAT. NOW what are we supposed to do?"*

[@haydensinanan6903]

Thanks for this info. Here in Trinidad W.I. . We have done a survey for this and luckily we did not find it. One way to slow down the movement of it is to reduce shipping bees around. This us what started the troublebwith Varroa

[@gourabdas9682]

She is looking like a honeybee! 😍😍😍

[@Cryptic141]

never had honey before but hope they can like not go extinct

[@ratoulvlogs]

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[@Cryptic141]

@@ratoulvlogs that aint gaming but... dropped a like for you...

[@spacedoohicky]

Honey is fantastic. It is great on biscuits with butter.

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

Like go extinct?

[@neilshahndynasty.8882]

carpenter, mason,and 10,000 other bees are more important than the honey bee.

[@VariantAEC]

And few of any of them are in danger. But more importantly there are plenty of pollinator species aside from bees.

[@blaireyoung6842]

@@VariantAEC lots of native bees in the US are going extinct specifically because of honey bees marginalizing access to food

[@kevinishki]

How do giant honey bees protect themselves?

[@BobMotster]

Yes, indeed, we need to stop the pest moving out of South-East Asia to the rest of the world.

[@themangix357]

Seeker should interview Sebastian Vettel regarding bees. He's also a bee advocate.

[@coloniafg9760]

i think fighting off the varroa destructor mite is more important. its already developed restistances to some treatments.

[@petougao]

Yellow with black, nice touch.

[@uprightape100]

Maybe we should encourage native bees and give up on Euro bees. Honey is just gooey sugar, something I do without. Planting more native plants around farms would do it.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

You aren't the only costumer in the country! Many peoples still want honey,and native bees don't produce enought to be profitable.

[@PalimpsestProd]

We could stop allowing bees to be transported for pollination and have local colonies do the job. i.e. every food growing operation is required to x# of colonies, or every state.

[@Bassotronics]

We must be mighty to fight the mite.

[@SunShine-kd6td]

She is just too happy when she reports negative info.

[@alexanderzi2311]

Save the Bees!

[@damanybrown5036]

How do WE protect the bees???

[@NoTimeLeft_]

Presenter seems nice, if a bit overly happy delivering the negative news.

[@h7opolo]

haha ikr. 💯

[@ratoulvlogs]

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[@ShitStainedBallSack]

@@ratoulvlogs no

[@aaronburrell3729]

Lib women always make you take a double look to see if you’re really attracted or not.

[@Medabee8]

She's a hottie

[@christophervaca7116]

Protect the bees.

[@Raven-kv9mb]

I've been stung a number of times by bees, but that is not enough to make me wish their extinction!! I LOVE honey, so where would I be without bees?

[@neilshahndynasty.8882]

James Fox gets bee sting therapy, it helps with Parkinson's disease .

[@Raven-kv9mb]

I never had Parkinson's, but my Dad did. Maybe I avoided it because I was stung so much. The bees really are my friends!!

[@VulcanData84]

BeeWise from Israel Is Fantabulous!

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@TheSkystrider]

Wow!

[@Aaron-hh8nx]

I never knew that

[@ratoulvlogs]

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[@magnvss]

"We need money to research this potentially devastating plague to our economy"... But it hasn't arrived yet. "Well, may be if you need the arrival I can help with that too.... er... for research I mean, cough, cough (give money or else) cough"

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Fight the bad mite with all our might!🐝🐝🐝

[@Kessoku]

I love the new host

[@gar8177]

I dont

[@tootricky99]

I thought Paul stamets was all over this using mushroom extracts.

[@vishnur9594]

Wow..❣️

[@DouchMonkey431]

This video made me itchy

[@sakibtahmid]

this girl smiles at every statement, whether its positive or negative. This is annoying.

[@VariantAEC]

It's a sign there is no brain upstairs.

[@wongwanchap]

Does anyone notice her outfit with yellow and black to resemble the bees?

[@Entropy825]

Whoever wrote the script for this misused the phrase "keep in check", which means to "reduce the spread of something", when what they meant was something like "promote" or "increase". Just the opposite of "keep in check".

[@Raven-kv9mb]

I don't like mites! Go Dr. Ramsey!!

[@brett4264]

There are so many other pollinators out there; mosquitos for example. But no, here's a video to keep you afraid.

[@VariantAEC]

Moths, butterflies, wasps, but all anyone cares about are domesticated European Honey Bees.

[@VulcanData84]

I'll Bee Positive!

[@brett4264]

Wow! Trina's clothes say "LOOK AT MY CHEST!" Or is that a back brace to hold up all that weight?

[@EternalHappElements]

There are other pollinators.

[@bjarnes.4423]

I least expected this video to be about bees, it is a super well known issue for decades now. I mean its great that you talk about it, as it still is super important, but don't expect your audience to be illiterate

[@spacedoohicky]

There are still people that have been born since whenever that will be encountering this sort of information for the first time.

[@Vector_Ze]

The video is about mites.

[@laurenclark721]

It requires money to make money. This is the best secret I have ever discovered we don't make money, we EARN and MULTIPLY money...

[@tobiasyough969]

Money is just a concept.

[@random4573]

The narrator looks very happy with delivering and explaining the threat 🙄

[@robson668]

Go listen to Kurzgesagt channel then, voice only ;-)

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

Has not the colony collapse yet entered into remission? Your host Carboni was disseminating such back in the days of Dnews' first set, and yet bees are still part of an increasingly dynamic industry.

[@seropserop]

Click bait

[@THENETESH]

1 like for bees 😁

[@deanjenkins3077]

Honey bees aren't the only pollinators, this bias was mentioned in matpat's film theory about the bee movie.

[@sharathtalikatte2722]

The Tropi Mite not reaching the American subcontinent would be ideal?? This might mean that you hope that this problem is taken care of in Asia. It could also mean that you don't care what happens in Asia as long as it doesn't affect The American subcontinent. Please consider the statements you make very carefully before putting them on a global platform.

[@hungrymusicwolf]

Not wanting an issue to come over to your country is not the same as not caring about it affecting others. I hope that the CCP stays in China and doesn't expand, but that doesn't mean I don't want the Chinese people to have more freedom and prosperity. In fact I hope they thrive as people, as long as they don't go around terrorizing others.

[@sharathtalikatte2722]

@@hungrymusicwolf This was not a political statement. Let's not go there. And I do know that wishing something bad not to consume you is not the same as wishing devestation on others. But there is difference between being indifferent and hopeful. The statement that was made in the video did not even contain a morsel of compassion for the countries that are effected. Just to be clear, I was not expecting them to care about countries, but if they make a statement about one country, it's their duty to consider this as well.

[@AifDaimon]

@@sharathtalikatte2722 the way she said it already rubs me the wrong way.. Typical white americans.. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@mylestechnological7031]

I think I'm the first one to get here at 16 seconds

[@ratoulvlogs]

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[@user-ig3vf9mw7p]

Alright Ill take second place 😌

[@lakshye8533]

why does seer sounD different

[@rockerchick4368]

SAVE THE BEES 🐝 FOR GOD'S SAKE!☆☆☆☆☆☆

[@danijelchicago]

Paul Stamets to be advised

[@donethat8761]

We're all going down!

[@1wasinAlpha]

Why is this girl trying to pop out from my screen?

[@parasdwivedi1]

I get that but ... I can't stop wonder how beautiful Trina was looking during the whole explanation. 😇

[@neilshahndynasty.8882]

honey bees are not the important pollinators.wild bees are more important, plant fennel .

[@randolphwh9551]

Can't we Import the giant ones more pollenator

[@nzuckman]

They can't fit into a lot of the smaller flowers that honey bees can :(

[@h7opolo]

bezos bless the beekeepers of the world

[@ratoulvlogs]

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[@tonyshawley7536]

Both were very articulate, but this isn't a subject that I feel like they should be smiling about. Made a weird disconnect.

[@jasonwebb1882]

Hi Ms.Trina Espinosa, you wouldn't happen to be related to Daniel Espinosa? He was a Police officer in the LAPD. Just kidding. Dan Espinosa is a character on the tv show Lucifer, which is one of my favorite shows. Hope you and everyone else has an awesome day.

[@jakobmeyer17]

I hate mites, ticks, flys and horses

[@DomyTheMad420]

NOOOOOOOOOOO my honey I NEED my mead! noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@cindywade1414]

The threat to our food supply is NOT in this video. Look around. Use discernment! Do not be deceived!

[@user-ig3vf9mw7p]

19 seconds ago

[@ratoulvlogs]

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[@ryanm.6207]

Prediction: capitalist mode of production is going to be a huge contributing factor isn’t it 🙄🤔

[@justmukul]

Classic example of the west waking up only when threat is at their doorsteps...

[@077di6]

It's already known for a decate

[@christianwilliams1136]

The mites are not the problem. Every species in nature plays a crucial role for the echo system even those mites. Now why in the past were they not a threat and now they suddenly are should be the question these scientist should be asking. It might just be that it's the human's fault. We as humans have decimated most of the echo systems on this planet, and created imbalances, and when you start doing this well you get over populations of species and the collapse of others.

[@Bad.Example]

I can't go over the creepy smile of the presenter while talking about horrific perspectives. Looks like she's just too eager to speak to the camera and doesn't even matter what the prompter says

[@h7opolo]

lasers are the answer. lasers are always the answer.

[@WINTERMUTE_AI]

Nuclear blast might do it...

[@JolanRensen]

Again flight of the bumblebee? XD that's not a bee!

[@BlancoMD]

Complete utter bullshit, unsubbi g

[@johnmiranda2307]

We’ll be living in the Fourth Reich by the time tropimites get here. “Germany was the dress rehearsal for the United States.”

[@jcstang8952]

How long did it take you, in your search for the one black male scientist in the field? LOL.

[@pataki2666]

Someone has some complexes. Pathetic.

[@jch8175]

LOL, what do you think they can’t exist?

[@jcstang8952]

@@pataki2666 Nope. I'm calling out the complexes which Seeker has. Very different thing.

[@jcstang8952]

@@jch8175 Didn't say that now, did I? They are literally basing who to put on the screen, on race. I'm calling that out. I'm not calling out race. I'm calling out racists.

[@TheHomies510]

@@jcstang8952 Seeker includes hosts and experts of many races and backgrounds.

[@tramsgar]

Oh noes, the US agriculture!! 😱

[@davidho1258]

I dont know where they got 30%-50% figure from. their sources are from the last few years. from google search its 30%.

[@user-dy9tf1ch1n]

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[@aristeidislykas7163]

LOL

[@Seanybearscouts]

Hmm imagine caring about this for 3months and then just forgetting about it

[@crazylife6319]

This is the wrong subject for her to host. She gotta stop with the faces 🤣😭

[@aaronburrell3729]

I knew liberal politicians existed.

[@kiboshkooks]

Omg haha everyone already knew this , I expected better from you guys what a scam of a title

[@meshdotnet]

Shout out to the presenter for dressing up for the occassion 🐝

[@WINTERMUTE_AI]

What a surprise, another thing from asia that is ending the world...

[@jimmyross1672]

much better hes might look black but hes whiter then then ever could be lol im litterly whiter then snyone but i dont act or feel like a real white person like htis black guy is lol hes more white then i am

[@crazylife6319]

Nahh bud. Only a white guy would compare colors like this 😭🤣

[@Jay-ho9io]

@@crazylife6319 👍🏽🏆🤣

[@077di6]

Why she is smiling while telling us this known deasater, it's already been 10 years I knew a bout it or even more, humas ruined everything than cry about it

[@gar8177]

Dr. Guy needs to wipe his boogers... And he seems a little young to be a Dr but i totally believe he is. My point being, is that maybe you guys might want to get an OLDER Dr that seems to have a little more experience. I just feel like young Dr. is just reading out of a script to be honest with yall.

[@bd4811]

Fund this research and not dr Fauci`s.🤓🤢

[@NeedItForFacebook]

HOney bees. are over rated. and there are to few varieties of the other bees.